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Key challenges to Supreme Audit Institutions as regards the EU-

Lisbon Process

Ulrike MANDL, ACA

The 3rd OECD World Forum on “Statistics, Knowledge and Policy”

Charting Progress, Building Visions, Improving Life

Busan, Korea - 27-30 October 2009

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INTOSAIINTOSAIOVERVIEW

I. The Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs

II. Structural Indicators as Key National Indicators

III. Role and Key Challenges of SAI

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I. The Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs

In 2000, Heads of States and Governments

launched the „Lisbon Strategy“

Benchmarking as means of improving the

implementation record of structural reforms

increased

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II. Structural Indicators asKey National Indicators

Structural Indicators Instrument to align the national policies with the overall EU

goals

Indicators should help to communicate complex issues and

highlight interlinkages and trade-offs

Peer pressure and mutual learning through information

sharing among the policy makers at national level should be

achieved.

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INTOSAIINTOSAIII. Structural Indicators as

Key National Indicators

GDP per capita in PPS

Labour productivity per person

employed

Innovation and Research

Youth education attainment level

by gender

Gross domestic expenditure on

R&D (GERD)

Comparative price levels

Business investment

Employment rate by gender

Employment rate of older workers by

gender

At-risk-of-poverty rate after social

transfers by gender

Long-term unemployment rate by

gender

Dispersion of regional employment

rates by gender

Greenhouse gas emissions Energy

intensity of the economyVolume of

freight transport relative to GDP

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INTOSAIINTOSAIIII. Role and Key Challenges of SAI

Challenges SAI`s Involvment vs SAI`s independence

Data availability

Data comparability

Measurement problems

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INTOSAIINTOSAIIII. Role and Key Challenges of SAI

Role of SAI

1. SAI could provide information to contribute

to Lisbon-type structural reforms– Provide information on gains and costs of reforms

– Outline opportunity costs of no-policy-change

– Identify cost drivers

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INTOSAIINTOSAIRole and Key Challenges of SAI

Ex. Pension Reform in Austria - Highlighting opportinity costs!

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INTOSAIINTOSAIIII. Role and Key Challenges of SAI

Role of SAI

2. SAI could provide context information as

regards key national indicators– Evaluate country specifics (social system, public transfers,

etc.) to ease the design of indicators

– Provide additional performance information to support

decision making on KNI

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INTOSAIINTOSAIConclusion

SAI could mobilise its own instruments to contibute

to the needed information to trigger structural

reforms.

SAI could help to overcome data and measurement

problems as audits could deliver the missing link of

information needed to rely on KNI.

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Thank you very much

for your Attention!

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Background Information

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II. Structural Indicators asKey National Indicators

24 Integrated Guidelines

Broad Economic Policy Guidelines (BEPGs) and

Emplyment Guidelines

Macroeconomic guidelines

(1) To secure economic stability.

(2) To safeguard economic and fiscal sustainability.

(3) To promote a growth- and employment-orientated and efficient allocation of resources.

(4) To secure economic stability for sustainable growth.

(5) To ensure that wage developments contribute to macroeconomic stability and growth.

(6) To contribute to a dynamic and well-functioning EMU.

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II. Structural Indicators asKey National Indicators

24 Integrated Guidelines

Broad Economic Policy Guidelines (BEPGs) and

Emplyment GuidelinesMicroeconomic guidelines

(7) To increase and improve investment in R & D, in particular by private business.

(8) To facilitate all forms of innovation.

(9) To facilitate the spread and effective use of ICT and build a fully inclusive information society.

(10) To strengthen the competitive advantages of its industrial base.

(11) To encourage the sustainable use of resources and strengthen the synergies between environmental protection and growth.

(12) To extend and deepen the internal market.

(13) To ensure open and competitive markets inside and outside Europe and to reap the benefits of globalisation.

(14) To create a more competitive business environment and encourage private initiative through better regulation.

(15) To promote a more entrepreneurial culture and create a supportive environment for SMEs.

(16) To expand, improve and link up European infrastructure and complete priority cross-border projects.

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II. Structural Indicators asKey National Indicators

24 Integrated Guidelines

Broad Economic Policy Guidelines (BEPGs) and

Emplyment GuidelinesEmployment guidelines

(17) Implement employment policies aiming at achieving full employment, improving quality and productivity at work, and strengthening

social and territorial cohesion.

(18) Promote a life-cycle approach to work.

(19) Ensure inclusive labour markets, enhance work attractiveness, and make work pay for job-seekers, including disadvantaged people,

and the inactive.

(20) Improve matching of labour market needs.

(21) Promote flexibility combined with employment security and reduce labour market segmentation, having due regard to the role of the

social partners.

(22) Ensure employment-friendly labour cost developments and wage-setting mechanisms.

(23) Expand and improve investment in human capital.

(24) Adapt education and training systems in response to new competence requirements.

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INTOSAIINTOSAIOrganisation Chart

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INTOSAIINTOSAI4 Goals

Strategic Plan of INTOSAI 2005-2010

Goal 1: Accountability and Professional Standards

Goal 2: Institutional Capacity Building

Goal 3: Knowledge Sharing and Knowledge Services

Goal 4: Model International Organisation

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INTOSAIINTOSAIGoal 3

• TF Financial Crisis – USA

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